{"id":710,"date":"2020-06-12T10:59:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zanavu.com\/blog\/?p=710"},"modified":"2020-06-12T10:59:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:59:39","slug":"covid19-founder-and-vc-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zanavu.com\/notes\/2020\/06\/12\/covid19-founder-and-vc-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID19 Founder and VC Sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After economic upsets like the one caused by COVID19, often one looks to Startups as a way to power forward with new ideas and growth. NFX (a VC firm) is conducting regular surveys with startup founders and VCs. Their second survey provides updated sentiment. 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